June 16, 2026: Since last year Israel has been preparing two small bases in Iraq’s western desert, with the help and knowledge of the Iraqi government. These bases were there to observe and report on ...

At the Red Sea's southern end, between Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea) and western Yemen, lies the Bab al-Mandab (Gateway of Anguish). This narrow waterway links the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean's Gulf of ...

What we now call Iran has had several names over the past five thousand years. The name Iran was first used in the fourth century BC as the Avestan word airyānąm. The Greeks first used the name Persia ...

Al Qaeda is a major Islamic terrorist group that still survives in small numbers. It has survived mainly because it relies on the internet. Islamic terrorists became a major problem in 1979, when the ...

September 11, 2026: Taiwanese economists and trade experts are anxiously seeking ways to keep Taiwan supplied if China imposes an informal, unannounced naval blockade. Taiwanese economic assets are ...

September 11, 2026: The Ukraine War has bankrupted Russia, and it can no longer pay war-related expenses. Earlier this year, an attempt to sell a trillion rubles ($11.44 million) worth of government ...

You can support us with your donations or subscriptions. Please help us keep our doors open. September 15, 2026: In the last twelve years, U.S. counterterrorism operations have evolved significantly, ...

The 2026 RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) naval exercises involved forces from 30 nations, including 30,000 personnel, 31 surface ships, five submarines, and more than 190 aircraft. The forces carried out ...

Most designers take for granted that a game must be fun and make a conscious effort to ensure it is. Unfortunately, that fun often gets lost somewhere between caffeine/pepperoni fueled ideas and the ...

September 9, 2026: Poland, along with other NATO nations bordering the Baltic Sea, is upgrading their naval forces to block Russian access to the Baltic in wartime or other emergencies. Currently, the ...

First came Facebook, then came Twitter, and finally, AI has arrived. They have all caused a decline in our business, but AI may be the deadliest innovation. We are currently in survival mode. Our ...

In early July, the American Navy used three Corsair naval surface drones to attack an Iranian submarine and ship maintenance facility in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. As a result, Iran now has ...